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Dish in a Leaf Shape with Wave and Molded Double Leaf Design

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of two identical dishes. Dishes are leaf-shaped with a wavy edge. The dishes have a dark area at the top that fades to white toward the bottom. A wave design and a molded double leaf design are on the dishes. The dishes have a semicircular shape with the straight edge at the bottom. The bottom of each dish has a curved line with a circle at the top. Below the curved line are several small circles. The background is black with a white border on the left, right, and bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
mid-17th century
Medium
Porcelain with underglaze blue (Arita ware)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 258 px
Public Domain
Yes
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